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but the president of the united states was stable, he was flat, he was repetitive. it's the same thing we've been hearing over and over again, and i think it was a real let- down at the end of the convention, and i think that has given quite frankly the republicans another chance, really, to turn this thing around and win this thing. so i think he could have closed the sale, the president could have, if it had been a tremendous speech and a program in there and something to look forward to but it was the same old speech. >> you think he was melancholy? >> you know, john, i don't know what it was, but he started off, and i just said this is boring. this is not the barack obama that you know -- he wasn't the barack obama of denver, and it certainly wasn't the barack obama of boston. >> was he going through the motions? did you feel that way? >> i think what's happened he's been on that road for a year saying the same things over and over again, and it just didn't seem fresh or exciting or gripping. >> ah, those republicans will never be pleased. [ laughter ] >> the im
but the president of the united states was stable, he was flat, he was repetitive. it's the same thing we've been hearing over and over again, and i think it was a real let- down at the end of the convention, and i think that has given quite frankly the republicans another chance, really, to turn this thing around and win this thing. so i think he could have closed the sale, the president could have, if it had been a tremendous speech and a program in there and something to look forward to but...
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at a child gets a fever in the united states and it is high enough and sustainable enough, all of us can bring a child to an emergency room. most haitians never have that opportunity. they never have an emergency room to bring them to. virtually every time a child has a 102 fever, you wait for it to die and you have no clean water to give it. when you are talking about a country that is really starting to scratch, people apologize. they wanted to mask that, and a duet with pocket projects that will last -- and they do it with pocket projects that last as long as the organization's stated. we have seen an enormous flight from the country, which is a good thing because those who stay where able to identify each other and the government is able to give them areas of operation and not have them overlap and have this whole system work and turn it over to the nation's -- and turned over to the haitians. tavis: president clinton is the most important player outside of haiti. what does that say about current president barack obama and what his organization is or is not doing? >> president cl
at a child gets a fever in the united states and it is high enough and sustainable enough, all of us can bring a child to an emergency room. most haitians never have that opportunity. they never have an emergency room to bring them to. virtually every time a child has a 102 fever, you wait for it to die and you have no clean water to give it. when you are talking about a country that is really starting to scratch, people apologize. they wanted to mask that, and a duet with pocket projects that...
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the united states has an obligation to invest in manufacturing in haiti. america is one and a half hours away by plane. strategically, businesswas, it is socially responsible and dramatically more prof potable -- more profitable and investment to make. tavis: you never know whether to believe everything you read. i am paraphrasing here. it is clear to me that you have fallen in love with the haitian people. but i read this the of the day. even you admitted that you are not always crazy about humans, but i love this notion of humankind. did you say something similar to that? and what did you mean by that exactly? >> i phrased it this way. [laughter] tavis: i thought you might want to rephrase it. >> i do not remember the actual thing i said. one of the first things is i was never -- when i started to be noticed as an actor, i am not good at it. i am not good at talking to strangers, whether they are sick children or -- i am shy, really. so when i get to haiti, it is the same thing. i want to wear a shirt that says tell it to the humanitarian. [laughter] i a
the united states has an obligation to invest in manufacturing in haiti. america is one and a half hours away by plane. strategically, businesswas, it is socially responsible and dramatically more prof potable -- more profitable and investment to make. tavis: you never know whether to believe everything you read. i am paraphrasing here. it is clear to me that you have fallen in love with the haitian people. but i read this the of the day. even you admitted that you are not always crazy about...
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states. we can't get them off the books. thank goodness they are in court. the courts are overturning some of these. we are working to make sure people know what they have to do and get people to the polls. we need to get people out. >> belva: another base that could help the favor of barack obama is the youth vote says jennifer yongley. >> i'm here at the dnc. 52% are from california and they are really excited about that. we are excited to knock on the doors and vote for obama and proposition 30. if not, tuition will go up more. >> belva: earlier in the week, delegates joined local charlotte residents to help kickoff the convention with labor day parade. it was an opportunity for democrats to draw attention to support for organized labor in the right-to-work state. tim paulson is the democratic chair of the party. >> we are talking about the good wages and pensions we are talking about medicare and medi-cal and social security. we are here to make sure the country is fired up about it. ther
states. we can't get them off the books. thank goodness they are in court. the courts are overturning some of these. we are working to make sure people know what they have to do and get people to the polls. we need to get people out. >> belva: another base that could help the favor of barack obama is the youth vote says jennifer yongley. >> i'm here at the dnc. 52% are from california and they are really excited about that. we are excited to knock on the doors and vote for obama and...
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>> i think it is up to the united states congress and the president of the united states to pass some form of campaign finance reform that the supreme court not overturned. there has to be a way to draft a bill that would prevent a billionaire to be able to write $10 billion checks of the time to keep the campaign going but does not have the support of individual americans. i am not a huge fan of individual limits to campaigns. i think people should be able to give what they want to give straight into the campaign. use damp the check. it goes on-line immediately so you know who was a supporting what campaign. that said, one of the benefits of having spending limits is not new get to see which candidates have a broad base of support. -- is that you get to see which candidates have a broad base of support. without that money they might be down in single digits. it is something the next congress and this president is going to have to take care of. president obama had promised he was going to abide by public financing in 2008. and he figured he could raise more money than mccain, and he f
>> i think it is up to the united states congress and the president of the united states to pass some form of campaign finance reform that the supreme court not overturned. there has to be a way to draft a bill that would prevent a billionaire to be able to write $10 billion checks of the time to keep the campaign going but does not have the support of individual americans. i am not a huge fan of individual limits to campaigns. i think people should be able to give what they want to give...
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states constitution, where the "is, "to honor all treaties made by this government as the united states of america." if we are mentioned in the constitution of this country's founding document, what are we always -- why are we always try to get more money to address the poverty in our community? the other thing i want to be very clear is we have at this point that the majority of the women who work in trouble communities are farm women. most college graduates in our troubled community are women. many of the positions held in our tribal communities, whether they are principles, superintendents, or teachers, are women. when you look at the huge leadership amongst women in our tribal community -- people say, "why are women taking the lead?" we have entrepreneurs and small businesses. one of the greatest challenges we face in our communities is access. we are so role and so isolated it is really difficult to get from point a to point b. the factor in poverty. that makes access more difficult, to get to a grocery store, to make sure your food dollars go further, to get to town to see a speci
states constitution, where the "is, "to honor all treaties made by this government as the united states of america." if we are mentioned in the constitution of this country's founding document, what are we always -- why are we always try to get more money to address the poverty in our community? the other thing i want to be very clear is we have at this point that the majority of the women who work in trouble communities are farm women. most college graduates in our troubled...
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we received the largest grant in the united states for $142. it is a grant from the department of transportation. we're building light rail in the city of atlanta. we matched it dollar for dollar. we put hundreds of people to work. the point i'm making is we know how to do complex projects to get our economy moving fast. >> we have raised revenue and we have cut spending at the same time displood all right, we are going to leave it there. we want to thank you all, mayor villaraigosa, mayor reed, mayor parker, thank you for beak here. >> it's a pleasure to be here. >> woodruff: we're listening to i think the very end of senator charles schumer. i think that's who is on the floor. >> it is. >> families who aren't sure what monday morning will bring but who believe our nation's best days are still ahead. president obama hasn't stopped fighting for those families, and now we need to fight for him. ( applause ) to those like mitt romney who want to take us backward, let us send a strong, strong message in november as we say in brooklyn, fuugataabout
we received the largest grant in the united states for $142. it is a grant from the department of transportation. we're building light rail in the city of atlanta. we matched it dollar for dollar. we put hundreds of people to work. the point i'm making is we know how to do complex projects to get our economy moving fast. >> we have raised revenue and we have cut spending at the same time displood all right, we are going to leave it there. we want to thank you all, mayor villaraigosa,...
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>> we saw children with -- in the united states of america, with swollen bellies, with running sores that wouldn't heal -- >> have they had any lunch? >> who had something meager for breakfast if that, were not going to have any lunch, whose refrigerators were empty in their houses. they had been forced off the plantations as a political matter because of the fear of increasing black political power. >> the governor of mississippi then was pressuring the white house to cut off assistance to the children's program that was going, because he feared the people working in it, the poverty, anti-poverty workers would encourage the civil rights movement. do you remember that? >> absolutely. that's why we went down there. this was in the spring of 1967. and the mississippi political hierarchy saw the head start program as a political threat. a group of doctors went down there a month or two later and examined hundreds of children. and found, not just pernicious anemia but rickets, and kwashiorkor and marasmus. diseases that you only find in the most underdeveloped of countries were there in
>> we saw children with -- in the united states of america, with swollen bellies, with running sores that wouldn't heal -- >> have they had any lunch? >> who had something meager for breakfast if that, were not going to have any lunch, whose refrigerators were empty in their houses. they had been forced off the plantations as a political matter because of the fear of increasing black political power. >> the governor of mississippi then was pressuring the white house to...
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and calling to be taken back to the united states. this is to show you, these are live pictures from beijing. these are annual and very high profile talks, today talks -- two-day talks where hillary clinton is present. other issues like syria and iran. the situation with chen guangcheng is overshadowing the talks. >> the european space agency esa has approved an exploration and to the moon of jupiter. a kraft should arrive at jupiter -- craft should arrive at jupiter in 2013. here is our science correspondent. >> the month of jupiter, some encrusted in ice. others fiery and volcanic. they're among the most fascinating of world but they remind -- remain largely unexplored. some of these motions are the destination of the next space mission. >> is an exciting process -- is an exciting prospect. these moons have water under their cross. >> nasa has led the way but because of budget cuts, the americans have to scrap many of its missions. european nations are still prepared to fund research to see whether life could exist elsewhere. jupite
and calling to be taken back to the united states. this is to show you, these are live pictures from beijing. these are annual and very high profile talks, today talks -- two-day talks where hillary clinton is present. other issues like syria and iran. the situation with chen guangcheng is overshadowing the talks. >> the european space agency esa has approved an exploration and to the moon of jupiter. a kraft should arrive at jupiter -- craft should arrive at jupiter in 2013. here is our...
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if iran had nuclear weapons israel and the united states would not be threatening iran today. this is the basic point. because nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction and they would lead to possible annihilation of any two countries that got into a nuclear war, it therefore makes war extremely unlikely. or therefore unlikely when nuclear weapons are present. >> that's not the case. india and pakistan went to war after they both had nuclear weapons. >> woodruff: we hear you both. i didn't say it was impossible. >> woodruff: very, very tough subject. we thank you both. online we have an interview with the scholar we spoke of whose foreign policy article argues that a nuclear iran would offer more stability, not less. >> ifill: it's a common refrain. patience say it's getting harder to see a doctor. when they do, they feel pressed for time. but for a price, a small but growing number of clinics offer a more boutique relationship. a model of care that raises questions about equality and access. newshour health correspondent bete and bowser reports. >> up. open. >> reporter:
if iran had nuclear weapons israel and the united states would not be threatening iran today. this is the basic point. because nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction and they would lead to possible annihilation of any two countries that got into a nuclear war, it therefore makes war extremely unlikely. or therefore unlikely when nuclear weapons are present. >> that's not the case. india and pakistan went to war after they both had nuclear weapons. >> woodruff: we hear you...
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he says that he wants to leave and go to the united states with this family. he also says that he had been unable to raise this issue with american officials so far. >> aside from his case, there are other items on the agenda. syria, sudan, iran, all concerns between the tube. how might we see some resolution to these problems? >> as hillary clinton said to herself, at between china and the u.s., they cannot solve all the world's problems. but by cooperating, they can have a good stab at it. america will be trying to persuade china to take a tougher line on syria, iran, north korea. china will be looking for concessions from america on the economic front. there is a lot to talk about. whether we get any kind of hard details or a hard deal at the end of these two-day talks, it remains to be seen. i think these talks and the issue of chen guangcheng will still be discussed. >> tempers flared between the two contenders and the french presidential election on wednesday evening. it was their only televised debate before sunday's second round vote. the accused each
he says that he wants to leave and go to the united states with this family. he also says that he had been unable to raise this issue with american officials so far. >> aside from his case, there are other items on the agenda. syria, sudan, iran, all concerns between the tube. how might we see some resolution to these problems? >> as hillary clinton said to herself, at between china and the u.s., they cannot solve all the world's problems. but by cooperating, they can have a good...
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states. it is not our business. the haqqanis are not pakistani nationals. we will continue to work with all international partners, including the u.s., in combating extremism and terrorism." how the new designation will affect u.s./pakistan relations isn't clear. the relationship is already strained after american troops killed osama bin laden, and u.s. drones continue to strike pakistan, even killing the son of a haqqani leader last month. fair says the situation could get worse. >> there have been several terrorist groups operating in pakistan with state support that we long ago designated as a foreign terrorist organization. pakistan did nothing. in some cases, it banned those we pretended to not notice and they pretended to not care. so in one scenario, this could be just like these designations. "we know what you are doing, we are going to pretend that you are not because we have work to get done in afghanistan." at the other extreme, this could open the way for the congress to say, "wel
states. it is not our business. the haqqanis are not pakistani nationals. we will continue to work with all international partners, including the u.s., in combating extremism and terrorism." how the new designation will affect u.s./pakistan relations isn't clear. the relationship is already strained after american troops killed osama bin laden, and u.s. drones continue to strike pakistan, even killing the son of a haqqani leader last month. fair says the situation could get worse. >>...
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when people say they don't want to work with the united states because they can't trust us to keep a secret. that's serious. >> it puts lives in danger and it infringes upon the ability of the intelligence community to do their job. >> brown: friday's "new york times" article was in fact adapted from a new book, titled "confront and conceal: obama's secret wars and surprising use of american power." its author, david sanger, is chief washington correspondent for the paper. and david sanger joins us now. david, the cyber weapon attack on iran was code named "olympic games" right? started under president obama but ramped up under... started under president bush and ramped up under president obama. you refer to it as a far more sophisticated attack than ever before. in what way? >> the code itself was very large but secondly this is not the usual cyber attack of my computer attacks your laptop or you go after an a.t.m. machine or visas subscriber list. this was an attack that went through the computer system that is in the enrichment plant where they make nuclear fuel. it's walled off f
when people say they don't want to work with the united states because they can't trust us to keep a secret. that's serious. >> it puts lives in danger and it infringes upon the ability of the intelligence community to do their job. >> brown: friday's "new york times" article was in fact adapted from a new book, titled "confront and conceal: obama's secret wars and surprising use of american power." its author, david sanger, is chief washington correspondent for...
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she said he would have been the president of the united states. >> it is also true in the reverse. it works both ways. tavis: what are you most grateful for with regard to your daughter and this process? >> a number of things. she was impacted by the conversation she had with condoleezza rice, a pass in four languages and cultures. she wants to study linguistics and anthropology. it positions her to be a world leader and changes the way she thinks of herself. she started a model u.n. club and is looking at world issues. what she was so impact and by the poverty. we came out of a restaurant and kids started fighting over who was going to get the dog the bag. it was so tough that she did not want to walk away. that is the reason we committed to partner with opportunity international, a woman who is featured in the book. we partnered to raise awareness and money for helping women leaders around the world. i know you have a leadership camp that you do and you teach you do not walk away from a problem. darcy decided we can do this. there is more information on our website, which they ca
she said he would have been the president of the united states. >> it is also true in the reverse. it works both ways. tavis: what are you most grateful for with regard to your daughter and this process? >> a number of things. she was impacted by the conversation she had with condoleezza rice, a pass in four languages and cultures. she wants to study linguistics and anthropology. it positions her to be a world leader and changes the way she thinks of herself. she started a model...
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he believes the extradition treaty between the united states and the united kingdom is unfair. he could be forced by the americans to come to this country by virtue of an accusation. >> a ceremony in romania has marked 70 years since the deaths of hundreds of romanian jews of the turkish coast. they died on the way to what they believed would be a new life. >> a new memorial and the romanian capital to the jews who escaped the holocaust, but were killed on their way to safety. pilgrims in eastern romania in the autumn of 1941 growth thousands of jews to try to reach palestine. more than 750, including 100 children, left the romanian port. it only got as far as istanbul. >> it is important to raise public awareness about these tragic events. and to educate the young generation. even after 70 years, there are still genocides in the world. >> during the 1940's, the british authorities turned away thousands of jews trying to enter palestine. the british embassy in istanbul turned down the visa request of the passengers and asked turkey to block its on returning. this is the only no
he believes the extradition treaty between the united states and the united kingdom is unfair. he could be forced by the americans to come to this country by virtue of an accusation. >> a ceremony in romania has marked 70 years since the deaths of hundreds of romanian jews of the turkish coast. they died on the way to what they believed would be a new life. >> a new memorial and the romanian capital to the jews who escaped the holocaust, but were killed on their way to safety....
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wall street was telling the president of the united states what was going to happen. within two years, glass-steagall was deader than a doornail. with the stroke of a pen, president bill clinton signed legislation that eliminated its protections and gave citigroup the green light. john reed retired from citigroup a year later, after losing out in a power struggle with sandy weill. he went on to serve as interim ceo of the new york stock exchange and now chairs the board at mit. as wall street collapsed in 2008, reed watched in disbelief, and began to have second thoughts about it all including the wisdom of repealing glass-steagall. you were a key player when traveler's and citicorp merged. how big was this to you at that time? >> it was not that big. you know, it clearly was an important transaction from our point of view. and it was hopefully -- it turned incorrectly -- but it was hopefully going to transform sort of the opportunity space in which the bank operated from a business point of view. our customers were saying, "hey, we don't want to come to you for loans
wall street was telling the president of the united states what was going to happen. within two years, glass-steagall was deader than a doornail. with the stroke of a pen, president bill clinton signed legislation that eliminated its protections and gave citigroup the green light. john reed retired from citigroup a year later, after losing out in a power struggle with sandy weill. he went on to serve as interim ceo of the new york stock exchange and now chairs the board at mit. as wall street...
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>> well, the united states basically can't academy of act in the u.n. security council and get a u.n. security council blessing for international action in syria without russia's cooperation, of course, because russia can use its veto there. i think know-- look, watching syria is like watching a slow-motion train wreck. you can see this thing releaptlessly moving toward an uglier and uglier situation. it's been going that way for more than a year now. the united states has tried the nice way with rush ahas tried working with russia to come up with some sort of a solution and so forth, and it's just not happening. you know, and the-- as i said, the pressure is building for-- towards some kind of international intervention. >> brown: what do you see? what are the options? >> well, i mean, there are various different options that, you know, would basically create zones of syria in which the syrian government no longer has control and so forth. i think for a long time people were hoping that would act to speak to perhaps others within the syrian regime to b
>> well, the united states basically can't academy of act in the u.n. security council and get a u.n. security council blessing for international action in syria without russia's cooperation, of course, because russia can use its veto there. i think know-- look, watching syria is like watching a slow-motion train wreck. you can see this thing releaptlessly moving toward an uglier and uglier situation. it's been going that way for more than a year now. the united states has tried the nice...
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." >> the united states has reacted cautiously to the news that syria has accepted a peace plan put forward by the u.n. arab league cove annan. the u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton, said president assad will be judged by his actions, not his words. the-up united nations says they believe many people have been killed in syria. the latest estimate came as the city was visited recently. jeremy has more. >> the question is whether president assad on syrian tv in the ruins of the city is playing for time or whether he's serious about finding a way out of the violence. that would mean concessions to the armed opposition his men drove out of these streets. opponents the president condemns as terrorists directed by foreign conspirators. up to now the assad regime has shown more enthusiasm for victory than negotiation. ♪ >> he congratulated the soldiers. some of the residents are coming back, he says, and it's thanks to you and your sacrifice. the soldier response, mr. president, we're here to defend the country to the last drop of our blood. cove annan was in beijing. he now has the suppo
." >> the united states has reacted cautiously to the news that syria has accepted a peace plan put forward by the u.n. arab league cove annan. the u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton, said president assad will be judged by his actions, not his words. the-up united nations says they believe many people have been killed in syria. the latest estimate came as the city was visited recently. jeremy has more. >> the question is whether president assad on syrian tv in the ruins...
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other than to say that the united states in gauges in a number of operations to go after al qaeda and other militant allies. what this incident makes clear is that this country has to continue to remain vigilant against those that would seek to attack this country. we will do everything necessary to keep america safe. >> it is not clear whether the bomb would have been detected by airport security. it does not contain metal, so conventional detectors would not have picked it up. the question is whether the new body scanners in many world airports would have discovered it. the plot was the work of an al qaeda affiliate in yemen. but u.s. authorities have not made public the identity or the whereabouts of the would-be bomber. officials say new targets had been chosen and no plane tickets bought. by the time the plot was foiled by americans and other unnamed intelligence agencies. bbc news. >> our washington correspondent says the device is currently in u.s. custody. the fbi are examining it at their forensic headquarters in virginia. and they will be looking to see if it does carry some
other than to say that the united states in gauges in a number of operations to go after al qaeda and other militant allies. what this incident makes clear is that this country has to continue to remain vigilant against those that would seek to attack this country. we will do everything necessary to keep america safe. >> it is not clear whether the bomb would have been detected by airport security. it does not contain metal, so conventional detectors would not have picked it up. the...
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the united states basically unmaskedded this organization for what it is. it's al qaeda in iraq. >> ifill: but isn't the nusra front an essential coalition that we're supporting? >> it is not a part of this coalition at all. as a matter of fact, when the mainstream syrian armed opposition met last week in turkey to form a supreme military council they very pointedly excluded the nusra front from that organization. >> ifill: is that a concern? >> from an american angle i totally understand the sensitivity in dealing with a front with an organized group that is affiliated to al qaeda. this is very natural, again, with regard to american sensitivities. but syrians don't see it this way. syrian civilians are under fire for the past 21 months by a regime and they will accept the assistance from anyone in order to save their lives, the lives of their wives and children and their towns. and so to tell the syrian people under fire now that nusra or anybody sells a terrorist organization, though they are helping you and though they are the ones who have made a serio
the united states basically unmaskedded this organization for what it is. it's al qaeda in iraq. >> ifill: but isn't the nusra front an essential coalition that we're supporting? >> it is not a part of this coalition at all. as a matter of fact, when the mainstream syrian armed opposition met last week in turkey to form a supreme military council they very pointedly excluded the nusra front from that organization. >> ifill: is that a concern? >> from an american angle i...
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speaker, the president of the united states. >> woodruff: one of the criticisms of mr. obama's leadership is that he's had so much difficulty winning support from congress. many republicans say that's because he was too beholden to his democratic base. tom davis is a former g.o.p. congressman from virginia. >> when he got elected i think he had every intention of trying to bring everybody together behind him, let's work together, but he had a democratic congress. the minute you go over and sit down with the republicans you'll have pelosi and the democrats fighting saying "we won the election." so the pressure is for him to produce a work product and the republicans weren't going to follow over and say "oh, yeah, let's work together." it's tough situation. when your party controls both houses, those interest groups control the agenda. they don't want to give it away to the other side. >> reporter: but the number two democrat, dick durbin, said the president often took on leaders of his own party. he recounted a late night white house meeting on health care reform in janu
speaker, the president of the united states. >> woodruff: one of the criticisms of mr. obama's leadership is that he's had so much difficulty winning support from congress. many republicans say that's because he was too beholden to his democratic base. tom davis is a former g.o.p. congressman from virginia. >> when he got elected i think he had every intention of trying to bring everybody together behind him, let's work together, but he had a democratic congress. the minute you go...
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. >> the united states welcomes the agreement today for a ceasefire in gaza. for it to hold, the rocket attacks must end, a broader calm returned. in the days ahead, the united states will work with partners across region to consolidate this progess, improve conditions for the people of gaza, provide security for the people of israel. >> woodruff: a short time later this afternoon, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu told reporters he leaves open the possibility of a ground invasion of gaza at a later date, but agreeing to a ceasefire made sense now. >> i know there are citizens expecting a more severe military action, and perhaps we shall need to do so, but at this time the right thing for the state of israel is to use this opportunity to achieve a long- lasting ceasefire. >> brown: the deal followed another bloody day in israel and gaza. we begin with a report by john irvine of independent television news in tel aviv. he filed it soon after the cease fire was announced. >> reporter: as the world's top diplomats were trying to write a new chapter, the i
. >> the united states welcomes the agreement today for a ceasefire in gaza. for it to hold, the rocket attacks must end, a broader calm returned. in the days ahead, the united states will work with partners across region to consolidate this progess, improve conditions for the people of gaza, provide security for the people of israel. >> woodruff: a short time later this afternoon, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu told reporters he leaves open the possibility of a ground...
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i'm afraid that the united states simply has fumbled over the years. the unique opportunity it had to shape a more stable and more peaceful middle east. >> brown: what do you mean by that? >> well, first of all, the israeli-palestinian peace issue. you know, today the middle east... the masses are stirring. every public opinion poll tells us the masses have a negative view of american position on that issue because they see the united states as failing to move the peace process forward. i'm afraid there is some truth to that conclusion. >> brown: walter mead, what do you see when you hear about the use of the term like "unraveling of foreign policy"? >> well, i would say that we're clearly... the hope that president obama could sort of turn things around from the bush administration doesn't seem to have been fulfilled. you know, i think zbigniew is right, to some degree what happened there was president obama in those early weeks made the sort of claim in a sense that he was going to start a new relationship with the islamic world and pressuring israel
i'm afraid that the united states simply has fumbled over the years. the unique opportunity it had to shape a more stable and more peaceful middle east. >> brown: what do you mean by that? >> well, first of all, the israeli-palestinian peace issue. you know, today the middle east... the masses are stirring. every public opinion poll tells us the masses have a negative view of american position on that issue because they see the united states as failing to move the peace process...
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. >> a united states senate committee has cut aid to pakistan by $33 million a year in response to the jailing of a pakastani doctor who helped the cia track down osama bin ladin. he was sentenced to at least 32 years in prison for treason. secretary of state hillary clinton said his jailing was unjust and unwarranted. a meeting between iran and world powers has ended without agreement. the five members of the u.n. security council and germany have been trying to persuade iran to suspend its nuclear ambitions. in another round of talks will be held in moscow next month. polling stations have been closed in egypt after the first free presidential election there. if there is no clear winner, the leading candidates will have a runoff next month. the head of the vatican bank, ettore gotti tedeschi, has been sacked. the roman catholic church had a vote of no-confidence because he is under investigation for alleged money-laundering. there have been more are developments with chen guangcheng and his family. price that is right. the brother of the chinese blind activist who is in the center of
. >> a united states senate committee has cut aid to pakistan by $33 million a year in response to the jailing of a pakastani doctor who helped the cia track down osama bin ladin. he was sentenced to at least 32 years in prison for treason. secretary of state hillary clinton said his jailing was unjust and unwarranted. a meeting between iran and world powers has ended without agreement. the five members of the u.n. security council and germany have been trying to persuade iran to suspend...
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>> well, you know, the united states used to have quite-- was quite enengaged, very engaged in burma which used to be the flagship cosmopolitan place in all of southeast asia. so they had-- fulbright was really a huge program. they had a lot of exchanges. burmese could go-- come out and be educated in the states-- i mean all the time. and lots of research is going back in. there was a lot of cultural exchange and people-to-people exchange. and i think that has been looking for many decades for 50 years. and i think that will-- then you don't even have to go into sanctions or anything. you-- i think that can really help bridge the gap again. it was a very nice relationship that burma and america had. >> warner: well thank you both very much and much more to watch in the months and years ahead. and you can watch more of yesterday's conversation between suu kyi and secretary of state clinton. find a link to the institute of peace on our website. druf now, o schools were back in session today. ray suarez takes a look at the conclusion of that city's teacher strike. >> suarez: chicago may
>> well, you know, the united states used to have quite-- was quite enengaged, very engaged in burma which used to be the flagship cosmopolitan place in all of southeast asia. so they had-- fulbright was really a huge program. they had a lot of exchanges. burmese could go-- come out and be educated in the states-- i mean all the time. and lots of research is going back in. there was a lot of cultural exchange and people-to-people exchange. and i think that has been looking for many...
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. >> suarez: latino voters are, by definition, citizens of the united states. yet, segura says, immigration remains an enduring front-burner issue, even as foreclosures and unemployment in latino families spid, and bspone estimate, the timmunity lost two thirds of its household wealth in the recession. >> they might have been born in the united states, but their co- worker, their brother-in-law,ts their neighbor down the street, the identity with immigration is much, much more proximate. >> suarez: but bettina inclan says the romney campaign is placing a priority on economic issues as it reaches out to latinos. >> they care about jobs, they care about the american dream and how, under this administration, it's become a little bit harder achieve that american dream. >> i think you could get into trouble as a campaign if you ly looked at the polling that said, "look, they didn't rank it very high so it must not be very important." >> suarez: both candidat are s.king their closing stateme >> this party is the natural home for hispanic americans.s. >> we are a nati
. >> suarez: latino voters are, by definition, citizens of the united states. yet, segura says, immigration remains an enduring front-burner issue, even as foreclosures and unemployment in latino families spid, and bspone estimate, the timmunity lost two thirds of its household wealth in the recession. >> they might have been born in the united states, but their co- worker, their brother-in-law,ts their neighbor down the street, the identity with immigration is much, much more...
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obviously he's got the uwe united states out of iraq. the united states after going up has now come down to some extent in afghanistan. the middle east, even though it's turbulent, is more open than it was. so i think the president in general can point to some areas where he moved forward and some areas obviously his critics will say where he movedded back. all in all it's a defense i believe and defendable record. >> ifill: i want to walk through some of that piece by piece. referencing the president's speech today, he turned over a big chunk of it to talking about the difference between railing against or speaking out against violence... violent extremism versus protecting free speech. why was so much devoted to that topic? >> gwen, i thought it was an interesting speech. very reflective speech. i think probably designd by the president and his advisors to try to heal some of the wounds that have been so apparent between the muslim world and the united states over these last two weeks, these very tragic weeks. i thought it was interest
obviously he's got the uwe united states out of iraq. the united states after going up has now come down to some extent in afghanistan. the middle east, even though it's turbulent, is more open than it was. so i think the president in general can point to some areas where he moved forward and some areas obviously his critics will say where he movedded back. all in all it's a defense i believe and defendable record. >> ifill: i want to walk through some of that piece by piece. referencing...
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as long as the demand for drugs and united states and elsewhere, if the market is there, it is difficult to stop this through violence alone. but this is a long-term project. it is not just about fighting the cartels, but trying to build greater capacity in the justice in the -- in the justice system. >> still ahead, campaign comes to an end in france. orl it be sarkozy's again hollande. german doctors recalled to the ukraine to treat former leader. she was convicted last year of abuse of office and has been insisting on treatment. she says that she has been beaten in prison. the french court has sentenced a nigerian-born nuclear physicist for his part in planning terrorism with the north african wing of al qaeda. the corpses of 100 pelicans have been removed from the northern coast of perry appeared around 1200 pelicans and 900 dolphins among other animals have been reported to have done along the coastline curved the investigation will be carried out by peruvian officials. this is bbc news. these are the headlines. london has reelected forced johnson as its mayor for the next four year
as long as the demand for drugs and united states and elsewhere, if the market is there, it is difficult to stop this through violence alone. but this is a long-term project. it is not just about fighting the cartels, but trying to build greater capacity in the justice in the -- in the justice system. >> still ahead, campaign comes to an end in france. orl it be sarkozy's again hollande. german doctors recalled to the ukraine to treat former leader. she was convicted last year of abuse of...
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that is why he united states will do what we must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> woodruff: but iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, has long insisted that the country's nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes. and during his own speech yesterday, he denounced potential military action by israel. >> testing new generations of ultra-modern weaponry and the pledge to disclose these armaments in due time is now being used as a new language of threat against nations to coerce them into accepting a new era of hegemony. continued threats by the uncivilized zionists to resort to military action against our great nation is a clear example of this bitter reality. >> woodruff: earlier this week, iran unveiled a new long-range reconnaissance drone and the country's revolutionary guard said it tested new missiles as well. prime minister netanyahu noted that while international sanctions by the u.s. and other countries have hurt the iranian economy, they did not stop its nuclear program. >> there's only one way to peacefully prevent iran from getting atomic bombs. and t
that is why he united states will do what we must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> woodruff: but iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, has long insisted that the country's nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes. and during his own speech yesterday, he denounced potential military action by israel. >> testing new generations of ultra-modern weaponry and the pledge to disclose these armaments in due time is now being used as a new language of threat against...
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. >> well, the united states and france have taken a tough line against syria at a meeting in paris. although they stopped short of urging military action. the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton called for a global arms embargo if the syrian government continues to brace the cease-fire. >> we need to start moving very vigorously in the security council for a chapter 7 sanctions resolution, including travel, financial sanctions and arms embargo and the pressure that, that will give us on the regime to push for compliance with kofi annan's six-point plan. >> hillary clinton there. in other news, final preparations for the grand prix is under way but it is steep in controversy. the card-carrying members of the force india team was caught in street battle as police and demonstraters fought with tear gas and petrol bombs. >> another protest in bahrain. on the streets, men, women and police. the demonstrators have a clear message, and they want god to hear them. gatherings like these in majority shia shia neighborhoods have been familiar scenes since the pro-democracy movement rose up
. >> well, the united states and france have taken a tough line against syria at a meeting in paris. although they stopped short of urging military action. the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton called for a global arms embargo if the syrian government continues to brace the cease-fire. >> we need to start moving very vigorously in the security council for a chapter 7 sanctions resolution, including travel, financial sanctions and arms embargo and the pressure that, that will...
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>> i think the united states and its allies can have a great deal of influence on the shape syria takes post-assad. i know from my own experience there has been an intensive amount of planning within the state department and other agencies of the executive branch across seven or eight major sectors, plans that include cooperation with allies in working to restore the syrian economy and help syrians get back on their feet. this has been a very, very serious effort. not much noted in the press but it's ongoing. >> brown: and it is widespread and looking at all facets of syria? >> it's looking at all facets of syria. >> brown: give us an example of what kinds of things we might have learned from past that you think we might apply in syria? >> i think one of the things we certainly learn from past experiences is that it's going to be very important to the extent possible to preserve as much of the state and the existing government as we can. now, when i say "existing government" i'm not talking about ret regime. >> brown: you're not talking about assad and those people. >> the regime we're
>> i think the united states and its allies can have a great deal of influence on the shape syria takes post-assad. i know from my own experience there has been an intensive amount of planning within the state department and other agencies of the executive branch across seven or eight major sectors, plans that include cooperation with allies in working to restore the syrian economy and help syrians get back on their feet. this has been a very, very serious effort. not much noted in the...
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>> well, first of all, judy, i just want to say a tragic day for the united states and for the united states foreign service. we lost a great young ambassador and three outstanding diplomats. it's one of the blackest days in the history of the american foreservice, and we go all the way back to the founding of this country. >> i want to agree with the ambassador on that, too. >> i want to start there. look, i watched president obama's statement, and watched secretary clinton's statement. president obama is running against governor romney. governor romney is not running against the american embassy in cairo. the statements made by the president and secretary of state in no way, shape, or form apologized-- that was the charge-- for the united states or sympathized with the terrorists. and it's important to get the chronology right. the statement made by the embassy in i can roy was issued before the demonstrations. they have a big demonstrations coming. they evacuatedly the embassy. they're worried about physical violence. they simply were trying to say, "we don't agree with this film i
>> well, first of all, judy, i just want to say a tragic day for the united states and for the united states foreign service. we lost a great young ambassador and three outstanding diplomats. it's one of the blackest days in the history of the american foreservice, and we go all the way back to the founding of this country. >> i want to agree with the ambassador on that, too. >> i want to start there. look, i watched president obama's statement, and watched secretary clinton's...
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we had a lot of companies in the united states paying bribes. and so congress said we're not going to have that. american companies are not going to do that overseas so they passed a law which makes it a crime to pay a government official, public official polltition, anybody of that sort to either retain or advance your business interests overseas. now in doing that, you have to ask them according to the justice department to in essence do something corrupt, that's the word they used, to go out and do something outside what you are supposed to do as an elected office holder and sort of influence events. and that is what the fbi and justice department are to you looking at in the case of lionel alvish in macao and add e8son. is that what happened. >> suarez: so his dual sat us-- status, in the only as outside council to mr. adelson but his office holding inside macao that might create problems for the sands in. >> exactly. and in fact, the leadership, the executives at the company were quite concerned about this. it kind of came to a head when mr
we had a lot of companies in the united states paying bribes. and so congress said we're not going to have that. american companies are not going to do that overseas so they passed a law which makes it a crime to pay a government official, public official polltition, anybody of that sort to either retain or advance your business interests overseas. now in doing that, you have to ask them according to the justice department to in essence do something corrupt, that's the word they used, to go out...
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a story that is dominating the headlines in the united states, what is this all about? >> well, it is in florida. it was the shooting of a black teenager by a neighborhood watch volunteer in orlando, which has ignited debate about race and self-defense in america. the department of justice has announced an investigation. there is a rally demanding the arrest of george zimmerman over the shooting. >> the mounting outrage in florida of an unarmed black teenager shot dead. the man who did it has not been arrested. some say it is a clear case of racism by the police. >> he chases a black man, and gets in an argument, and shoots into debt. how can you justify that shooting? >> trayvon martin was apparently making his way home to watch a game on tv. he was cutting through a gated community when he was spotted by a neighborhood watch captain, george zimmerman, who said he had seen a suspicious character who might be on drugs. >> he is a black male. >> are you following him? >> yes. >> we don't need you to do that. >> he did follow him on that night. it was the neighbors turn t
a story that is dominating the headlines in the united states, what is this all about? >> well, it is in florida. it was the shooting of a black teenager by a neighborhood watch volunteer in orlando, which has ignited debate about race and self-defense in america. the department of justice has announced an investigation. there is a rally demanding the arrest of george zimmerman over the shooting. >> the mounting outrage in florida of an unarmed black teenager shot dead. the man who...
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. >> any office in the united states, running for senate or president, that's out. president of princeton, no problem. >> he's a layman today. >> john, let him run for something and see, but issue tw republicans fry rice. >> we will do whatever's necessary to block the nomination that's within our power as far as susan rice is concerned. >> i don't trust her. and the reason i don't trust her is because i think she knew better, and if she didn't know better, she shouldn't be the voice of america. >> key republican senators are trying to block susan race from becoming secretary of state. ms. rice is currently the permanent representative to the united nations for the u.s. she has not yet been officially nominated for the state department job to replace hillary clinton who intends to resign probably. rice is rumored to be underactive and positive consideration. but republicans and some democrats have been angry with ms. rice for saying that the attack in benghazi that left four americans dead was spontaneous and not preplanned. >> what our assessment is as of the prese
. >> any office in the united states, running for senate or president, that's out. president of princeton, no problem. >> he's a layman today. >> john, let him run for something and see, but issue tw republicans fry rice. >> we will do whatever's necessary to block the nomination that's within our power as far as susan rice is concerned. >> i don't trust her. and the reason i don't trust her is because i think she knew better, and if she didn't know better, she...
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when i moved to the united states almost 30 years ago, i could not find an omega-3 fish oil that worked for me. i became inspired to bring a new definition of fish oil quality to the world. today, nordic naturals is working to fulfill our mission of bringing omega-3s to everyone, because we believe omega-3s are essential to life. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the presidential campaign spotlight shone squarely today on the economy and a single battleground state. the two contenders took their appeals to two cities, just 250 miles apart. it was a day of high political theater for president obama and republican challenger mitt romney and the stage was ohio, critical to both men, come november. several recent polls show the race in ohio may be
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not krtable with that because they saw nato and turkey and the united states get together and take out qaddafi and they don't want that to happen again to another ally. last but not least this is also putin's primal fear that if he sets up a precedent of supporting an uprising and the international community to back that uprising, they say what if tomorrow there's a russian spring so he doesn't like what's going on in syria at all. >> warner: what message is turkey sending to russia? russia is a major arms supplier to syria. are they saying you can't use turkish arms space to ship arms in? at least not on passenger planes? and can they enforce it? >> there's a gray area of legality and the turks are enforcing it. they are saying we can do this because it ears our airspace and they're probably acting on intelligence that might have come to them from other places. usually if the turks that has kind of intelligence it's not theirs. and the turks -- >> warner: kind of a nato intelligence? >> that's possible and i think the turks felt comfort to use that intelligence because it's for them a
not krtable with that because they saw nato and turkey and the united states get together and take out qaddafi and they don't want that to happen again to another ally. last but not least this is also putin's primal fear that if he sets up a precedent of supporting an uprising and the international community to back that uprising, they say what if tomorrow there's a russian spring so he doesn't like what's going on in syria at all. >> warner: what message is turkey sending to russia?...
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he goes to china, he says i can use the chinese to put pressure on the united states. this man is still governing as if he's still the opposition, as if he's still active underground and not as the believer of 70, 80 million people >> in the meantime we will see incidents like this? >> we'll see more incidents because there's no leadership and i think the egyptians should be reminded that they need the united states. the international legal obligations. >> brown: thank you all very much. and a postscript: what can the u.s. do to protect against attacks on embassies? we asked a former special agent for the state department about how to increase security and which missions are most at risk. that's on our "world" page. >> woodruff: the fed's action, as we said earlier, is aimed at making it easier for businesses to borrow and then spend money. our next story is about another effort to help business owners-- in this case, low income american entrepreneurs who are just getting started. special correspondent fred de sam lazaro reports on bringing an approach that's worked we
he goes to china, he says i can use the chinese to put pressure on the united states. this man is still governing as if he's still the opposition, as if he's still active underground and not as the believer of 70, 80 million people >> in the meantime we will see incidents like this? >> we'll see more incidents because there's no leadership and i think the egyptians should be reminded that they need the united states. the international legal obligations. >> brown: thank you all...
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when i moved to the united states almost 30 years ago, i could not find an omega-3 fish oil that worked for me. i became inspired to bring a new definition of fish oil quality to the world. today, nordic naturals is working to fulfill our mission of bringing omega-3s to everyone, because we believe omega-3s are essential to life. >> at&t >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: u.s. officials confirmed today a drone strike killed the number two leader of al qaeda. the strike happened yesterday in north waziristan in pakistan, targeting abu yahya al-libi, seen as the most prominent figure in the terrorist network after its leader, ayman al- zawahri. at the white house today, press secretary jay carney would not confirm how al-libi died, but said his death was a major blo
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